State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Colorado vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Colorado, $62,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.4% — not 37.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.5%
Colorado vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-39.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Electricians
- Median
- $62,230
- p25
- $48,880
- p75
- $78,470
- p10
- $45,520
- p90
- $94,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
Illinois
Electricians
- Median
- $99,560
- p25
- $73,520
- p75
- $117,460
- p10
- $49,240
- p90
- $123,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.